Optimizing Defibrillation Through Improved Waveforms

Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1995, Pages 526-538

  BLOCK, MICHAEL ^a   BREITHARDT, GÜNTER ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

defibrillation waveforms; implantable cardioverter defibrillators

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; DEFIBRILLATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; ELECTRIC CURRENT; HEART DEPOLARIZATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART MUSCLE CELL; WAVEFORM;

ANIMAL; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART; HUMAN; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 0028925365     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1995.tb02563.x     Document Type: Article

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